Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Chicago State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.3% of undergraduate students being women and 30.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,502, with 1,041 women and 461 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Chicago State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.0% of undergraduate students being women and 30.0% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 864, with 605 women and 259 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 30.7% 461 students
- women 69.3% 1,041 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.0% 259 students
- women 70.0% 605 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 72.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,090 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 9.4% of the student body, with 140 students. White students represent 2.1% of the population, with 31 students, while Mixed race students account for 1.8%, with 27 students. Asian students account for 1.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 17 students.
International students make up 4.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 71 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 8.1% of the population, totaling 121 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Chicago State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 72.8% 1,090 students
- Hispanic 9.4% 140 students
- Unknown race 8.1% 121 students
- International students 4.7% 71 students
- White 2.1% 31 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 27 students
- Asian 1.1% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 62.1% 535 students
- White 10.3% 89 students
- Unknown race 9.2% 79 students
- International students 8.2% 71 students
- Hispanic 5.0% 43 students
- Asian 4.6% 40 students
- Mixed race 0.3% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Transfer Students
- African American 71.2% 121 students
- Hispanic 10.6% 18 students
- International students 7.6% 13 students
- Unknown race 5.9% 10 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 4 students
- White 1.8% 3 students
- Asian 0.6% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 22-24 20% 298 students
- 25-29 17% 253 students
- 18-19 15% 224 students
- 20-21 15% 223 students
- 30-34 10% 147 students
- 40-49 9% 140 students
- 35-39 7% 108 students
- 50-64 5% 77 students
- 25-29 28% 248 students
- 30-34 18% 158 students
- 40-49 16% 143 students
- 50-64 14% 125 students
- 35-39 11% 95 students
- 22-24 8% 69 students
- 20-21 0% 2 students
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